November Weight Loss Challenge **sign ups always welcomed**

Link to December Challenge:

http://caloriecount.about.com/december-weight -loss-challenge-sign-ups-ft122076

Participants:

Alle0299 - SW: 167. GW: 161. Total Weight Loss: 5.75
Amber1l - SW: 282. GW: 268. Total Weight Loss: 5
Ann329 - SW: 186. GW: 182. Total Weight Loss:
Bahai99 - SW: 178. GW: 168. Total Weight Loss: 0
Bananapancake - SW: 139. GW: 130. Total Weight Loss: 2
Betzc - SW: 160.4. GW: 154. Total Weight Loss: 7
Bobev - SW: 164. GW: 162. Total Weight Loss: +0.4
Cellar-door - SW: 139. GW: 136. Total Weight Loss:
Cevin7 - SW: 147.4. GW: 143. Total Weight Loss: 2.2
Changling - SW: 184.5. GW: 178. Total Weight Loss: 1.5
Christinedavidson - SW: 245. GW: 235. Total Weight Loss: 8
Cinfuldiva - SW: 172.6. GW: 165. Total Weight Loss: 4.2
Courtnem - SW: 121. GW: 116. Total Weight Loss: 3.2
Cricketro5 - SW: 127.2. GW: 125. Total Weight Loss: +1.8
Di_p - SW: 207. GW: 199. Total Weight Loss: 3
Earth_mom - SW: 246.2. GW: 241. Total Weight Loss: 1
Eerominn - SW: 159.2. GW: 150. Total Weight Loss: 1.4
Fisher86 - SW: 140. GW: 130. Total Weight Loss:
Fourelements02 - SW: 145. GW: 138. Total Weight Loss: 2
Future_tadddei - SW: 180.4. GW: 176.4. Total Weight Loss:
Girlfighting27 - SW: 155. GW: 149. Total Weight Loss: 3.8
Hayleabrianne - SW: 126.8. GW: 118. Total Weight Loss: 3
Hzhchz - SW: 123. GW: 115. Total Weight Loss: 2
Iamacommitmentto - SW: 215. GW: 2010. Total Weight Loss: 2.5
Ipsanche - SW: 163. GW: 158. Total Weight Loss:
Ishelto - SW: 187.2. GW: 177. Total Weight Loss:
Janay101 - SW: 158. GW: 150. Total Weight Loss: 5.6
Katya185 - SW: 105. GW: 102. Total Weight Loss: 0
Keb1984 - SW: 174. GW: 168. Total Weight Loss: 8
Kekri84 - SW: 235. GW: 225. Total Weight Loss: 4
Kellybadlass - SW: 130. GW: 127. Total Weight Loss: +1
Kmg55 - SW: 165. GW: 161. Total Weight Loss: 0.4
Kwoodwardruga - SW: 141.2. GW: 132.6. Total Weight Loss: 0.2
Ledgehanger - SW: 245.7. GW: 235. Total Weight Loss: 7.4
Lindaph - SW: 155. GW: 145. Total Weight Loss: +0.8
Lolturtle - SW: 195.6. GW: 189. Total Weight Loss: 2.4
Lozzle - SW: 134.8. GW: 133. Total Weight Loss: +1.4
Luzinwait - SW: 164. GW: 154. Total Weight Loss: 5
Mdillman3 - SW: 130. GW: 125. Total Weight Loss: 3.8
Mf6026 - SW: 142.6. GW: 139.6. Total Weight Loss:
Morningsend - SW: 164.5. GW: 158. Total Weight Loss: +2.5
Nayrufyoradin - SW: 129. GW: 120. Total Weight Loss: 1.8
Northbeach3 - SW: 164. GW: 160. Total Weight Loss: 0.4
Nuggetkong - SW: 197. GW: 190. Total Weight Loss: 1
Nygirl22 - SW: 107.4. GW: 98. Total Weight Loss:
Oakmommy24 - SW: 152.4. GW: 142. Total Weight Loss: 4.8
Ohohcherri - SW: 108. GW: 105. Total Weight Loss: 1
Orangeloft - SW: 176. GW: 166. Total Weight Loss: +3
Pamwam38 - SW: 197. GW: --. Total Weight Loss:
Partycakes09 - SW: 142.6. GW: 138.6. Total Weight Loss: 1.2
Pgeorgian - SW: 142.7. GW: 138. Total Weight Loss: 1.7
Queenlatisha - SW: 113.5. GW: 110. Total Weight Loss: 2
Rbaldwin - SW: 196. GW: 190. Total Weight Loss: 1
Rena24 - SW: 142. GW: 136. Total Weight Loss:
Restless_girl - SW: 142.3. GW: 132. Total Weight Loss: 1.8
Rhavenous - SW: 220. GW: 215. Total Weight Loss: 5
Safina1 - SW: 186. GW: 176. Total Weight Loss:
Sarah1090 - SW: 108. GW: 100. Total Weight Loss:
Sasquatch7 - SW: 189. GW: 185. Total Weight Loss: 3
Satyrswoman - SW: 175. GW: 170. Total Weight Loss: 2.6
Sez_babe00 - SW: 160.4. GW: 156. Total Weight Loss: 2.8
Shanfood - SW: 151. GW: 143. Total Weight Loss: 3
Tasha21217 - SW: 276. GW: 269. Total Weight Loss: 3
Thermal - SW: 176. GW: 165. Total Weight Loss: 4
Tink8 - SW: 147.8. GW: 143. Total Weight Loss: 1.4
Trijem - SW: 184. GW: 180. Total Weight Loss: +1
Ttidi - SW: 211. GW: 180. Total Weight Loss: 1
Yerushalem - SW: 183.4. GW: 173. Total Weight Loss: 5.4

Total Joint Weight Loss: 130.35 POUNDS!
Well done everyone!

Name: Jenna
Age: 25
Height: 5'8"
Start Weight: 147.8
Goal Weight: 145

1/11/08: 147.8
8/11/08: ?
18/11/08:148.2
22/11/08:
29/11/08:

Total weight loss:+.4

Finally got my scale...new one have no idea if it's calibrated the same as the last but it's about what I expected...plus TTOM.  Hopefully Saturday I will have pulled even or dropped a bit!!

Tink8 - Sweet, hope saturday is better for you!

please add me in. hopefully this will help me get thru thanskgiving!  :o)

Name: satyrswoman
Age: 38
Height: 5'10"
Start Weight: 175
Goal Weight (by November 29):170

1/11/08: 175
8/11/08: 174.5
15/11/08: 172.2
22/11/08:
29/11/08:

Total weight loss: 2.8

Satyrswoman - Awesome, welcome aboard!
I hope you enjoy the challenge!
You're doing very well so far this month, good job!

Original Post by restless_girl:

Satyrswoman - Awesome, welcome aboard!
I hope you enjoy the challenge!
You're doing very well so far this month, good job!

 thanks for adding me and thanks for the compliment! 

looks like many of us are doing well, but i know the real challenge is coming up at the end of the month. 

Original Post by di_p:

Original Post by di_p:

Name: Di
Age: 49
Height: 5'9"
Start Weight: 207
Goal Weight (by November 29): 199

1/11/08: 207
8/11/08: 205
15/11/08: 204
22/11/08:
29/11/08:

Total weight loss:

 

ooh - i hope saturday comes soon.  i'm down over three pounds in the last four days!!  FINALLY

restless_girl:

the weekend away was fantastic! thanks for asking! i did, however, overindulged ;\ all in moderation, though. now, i'm back on track!

Satyrswoman - It certainly is!
Well... for Americans anyway lol.

Pgeorgian - Wow well done!
With any luck it'll stick, or you'll lose even more!
Keep up the good work!

Hzhchz - Good to hear!
Ah, overindulgence's are inevitable.
The key is to keep them in proportion!
Good to hear you're back on track.

Dispite my frustration earlier in the week, I'm feeling a little more positive again.
Doing well today, stuck to the food plan.
Packed my breakfast again so that when I got hungry I coudl have fruit and nuts, instead of white toast.
Lunch was good too, was temtped to overeat but was able to convince myself to just stick with the portions I had set for now, and I'm full now anyway so I really didn't need the extra food!
 I hope you all have a good few final days to the week!
Keep up the fantastic effort!

For me the next challenge is on my b-tday (Dec 5) although I doubt we'd plan anything ...I'm not the kind to make a fuss abt b-days lol Then comes Christmas, which is always a family meal time. Mom is on a (preventative) diet so I should be fine eating-wise. We have no idea, yet, what we'll be up to on New Year's Eve.

Until then I have to make up for 1.5 days of work I lost while away. So I'm working on Thanksgiving (no, it's not a holiday in Romania but I'm under  a US contract so in my contract it's a free day).

Cricketro05 - You're from Romania?
Birthdays are okay, the celebrations generally only last for a day so it doesn't usually do much harm.
Christmas on the other hand, I totally agree with.
Christmas in my family lasts a week.
Usually we'll pick one of the families houses and we'll all stay there, either camped on bedroom floors (if there's room) or in tents.
Very fun, but a lot of food... everywhere.
Shame you have to work on your day off, hope the work isn't too tedious and annoying!

When is Thanksgiving?

Original Post by restless_girl:

Cricketro05 - You're from Romania?
Birthdays are okay, the celebrations generally only last for a day so it doesn't usually do much harm.
Christmas on the other hand, I totally agree with.
Christmas in my family lasts a week.
Usually we'll pick one of the families houses and we'll all stay there, either camped on bedroom floors (if there's room) or in tents.
Very fun, but a lot of food... everywhere.
Shame you have to work on your day off, hope the work isn't too tedious and annoying!

 

When is Thanksgiving?

I AM Romanian and live in Romania. I work for a US company, hence I am under US contract and get all the US holidays off. That was this year b/c next year I'll be under Romanian legislation (for the days off).  Thanksgiving is Next Thursday.

So I am not celebrating Thanksgiving per se but none of my colleagues will be online. So it's a good time to catch up wt all my work (if i have some stuff left behind but there's always something)

Since Hubby gets only 1 day off for Christmas (so Christmas Day plus another day, either Sat or Mon), we don't celebrate much. I also have only Christmas Off so we are hand in hand lol we go for lunch at my parents and that's abt it.

Name: Claire
Age: 17
Start Weight: 142.3
Goal Weight (by November 29): 132

1/11/08: 142.3
8/11/08: 140.3
15/11/08: 142.3
22/11/08: 140.5
29/11/08:

Total weight loss: 1.8
Well, I'm a little happier.
I just don't think I'm going to lose 8 pounds in the next 7 days however!
Will try and exercise more...
Will try and get in some swimming since I actually enjoy that!
I should be able to go on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
I could burn up to around 4000 calories in 4 days lol (from exercise).
... But that's still, technically, only 1 pound.
I think if I can lose 2 pounds this week, I will be very happy!

How is everyone else doing?
It's the final week now!

Good Job Restless!

I will be back in the morning with my weigh in.

Good Luck Everyone.

Keb1984 - Thanks! I'll see you in the morning!

Name: Cristina
Age: 27
Height:5'2"
Start Weight: 123.7 lbs (Oct 24)
Goal Weight (by November 29): 124 (ha!)

1/11/08:
8/11/08:
15/11/08:127.2
22/11/08: 129.4
29/11/08:

Total weight loss: +2.2 lbs, that's a damn kilo! granted, TOM just ended so I might still have a bit of the water weight in me...but COME ON! my program is going to a huge change; so as soon as I'm done settling my to-do-list for work - that will be tomorrow - I'm also going to change my work out plan (aka start the stepper again!)

Name: Jenna
Age: 25
Height: 5'8"
Start Weight: 147.8
Goal Weight: 145

1/11/08: 147.8
8/11/08: ?
18/11/08:148.2
22/11/08: 146.4
29/11/08:

Total weight loss: 1.4 

Woo hoo!  Hopefully a couple more pounds off before Thursday when I will put it all back on!  Yay Thanksgiving!

Cricketro05 - Unfortunate week, hopefully next week will be better for you!

Tink8 - Lol well keep on working at it and you should see a pound or two more gone by Thursday!

Name: KEB1984
Age: 24
Height: 5'3
Start Weight: 174
Goal Weight (by November 29): 168

1/11/08: 174
8/11/08: 171
15/11/08: 170
22/11/08: 168.5 lbs
29/11/08:

Total weight loss: 5.5 lbs

Almost at this month's goal! I am very excited about my progress this month, which alot has to do with exercising everyday. Since I am seeing results with this, you wouldnt think I would have to convince myself to go the gym this morning, would ya.

And, good luck to everyone celebrating Thanksgiving. I am so glad ours has already passed.

Name:betzc
Age:49
Height:5'7
Start Weight:160.4
Goal Weight (by November 29):154

1/11/08:160.4
8/11/08:156.5
15/11/08:155.1
22/11/08:154.1
29/11/08:
Total weight loss:-6.3

Almost to goal.  Not to worried about Thanksgiving, simply because I do ALL the cooking and by the time I get to the table, I am so grossed out by all the food I usually end up eating very little.  My day of issue is always the next day with leftovers.  Hopefully with weigh in the next day, I will be strong!  Good Luck every one.